Watching *One Piece* For The First Time!! [Part 1] 

"Is that supposed to be Robin?" Exactly when Avilda's bounty poster popped up. I laughed so hard 😂

How many of you were screaming “What?” when V says Alvida must be Robin right after the wanted poster was displayed?

"It's like Luffy has no idea he knows what he's doing, but he secretly does" Ma'am, you've just described entire plot of One Piece. And this description apllies to quite a few characters in the story as well.

"He's like 20." Luffy is 17 when he sets out from Windmill village to find the One Piece. :) "Is every landline a living snail" Yes, they use telepathic snails to send messages like we'd use phones.

Actually Monkey D. Is his family's name. They use the Japanese standard of putting the family name before the given name. So he's Luffy and his family has the name Monkey D. You'll meet a few other family later on.

It was great that they made the series without shame about exaggerations and characters with comical appearances

Easily the best adaptation of a manga/anime I’ve ever seen. This show is excellent. The fact it had such a quick second season confirmed by Netflix should tell you how successful it’s been. Also the names in One Piece are given in the Japanese style of family name first and given name last, so the reverse of what you’re use to. Luffy and Zoro are their given names.

3:20 Luffy's age at the start of the story is 17 - so yes, he's supposed to be very young and inexperienced on the sea; but incredibly strong and unpredictable.

Robin is season 2 material. And Monkey D. is his family name. In Japan, the family name goes first, so they kept it that way for this adaptation. And at 25:23 it's 15 mil. Alvida had 5 mil.

Okay, just a heads-up, unless the show says a character has eaten devil fruit, assume they haven’t. There are characters who are just insanely powerful without it, like Shanks.

As a huge One Piece fan they definitely did this live action more than justice

I'm so glad to see that live action show bring in so many new fans to the franchise! It's a great adaptation of an incredible anime/manga!

Confusing alvida with Robin was so funny xD

Monkey is actually his last name. From what I've learned over the years of watching anime and reading manga, to us Westerners, they start with your last name to tell what family you come from, and then follow it up with your first name that you go by within that family. Also, anyone correct me if you have a better way of saying it. 😅

As a One Piece fan since 2004, I am so excited to see people enjoy and get into One Piece

Everyone expected the worst case with this live-action, many was skeptical but then, thanks to the author this was probably the one of rarest great adaptation of the live-action history XD The first episode was a adaptation of almost 4 anime episodes, meanwhile the 2nd episode had some changes from the original: like Zoro vs Cabaji was cut, the men with white fur (30:41) its Mohji the beast tamer but they cut Richie (his giant lion) and also the story of the doggo that appeared around 44:27 with the mayor (the doggo's name is Chouchou) NOTE: keep in mind the headband name "YASOPP" (around 38:34)

You're absolutely correct the first time. Every phone line is a special unique snail. Transponder snails is the full name. Best not too think about it too deeply though and just suspend disbelief, besides they are hilarious.

34:37 "And you dressed him up like Thomas Jefferson. How much worse can you make this?" While I appreciate your indignation... that's just Boodle. He always looks like that. It's not a circus thing. 😂

I haven't watched the anime and I cried like 5 times throughout an entire season😂. It's really good.

Monkey is his surname, Luffy is his given name. This is common in Japanese that the family or clan name comes before the given.

It's not so much that Luffy doesn't know how to swim (when he was talking with Shanks in the comic I think he boasted that he was a great swimmer). Devil Fruit users lack buoyancy, so they'll literally sink to the bottom if someone doesn't intervene. Once they're submerged, the sea also saps their physical strength, so it limits their ability to compensate.

I loved this show. I've never seen the anime. I think the practical sets made it just that much better. If you watch some behind the scenes stuff you'll see all the sets and it's pretty amazing.

Series: *Showed Alvida's bounty. V: I guess that's Robin now 😂

All the phones, and eventaully cameras, are in fact psychic snails (Transponder snails or Den Den Mushi).

Very happy that this has already been renewed. Hope they finalize the details so Jamie Lee Curtis will join season 2.

So let me give you guys my opinion on this. When I saw one piece for the first time, I was 7 and rn I’m 25. so it’s been almost a decade 😅. I fall in love the very first time I saw it and it still keeps my breath away in some episodes, especially the recent arc. Oda (the creator) made us cry, made us laugh and most certainly made us fall in love with this amazing world of OP. When I saw the announcement of an live action Me and probably everyone else was skeptical, but I can tell you guys with just a couple criticism here and there they did an incredible job. The art, the actors, the cgi. Everything is top notch. And it does the job on introducing non op watchers into this amazing world. Even tho I can assure you this can not, absolutely not replace the anime. If you find time, even if it’s just 3 episodes a day, it’s worth to watch it. I promise. Some people (like me) already got attached with the intro. Some getting attached with the first 1-2 seasons and at latest in arc Enies Lobby which is around 264. Ps. Sorry English not first language. But feel free to correct my grammar

Love the show! Quick note, in Japan and Korea the family name (last name) is first, so “Luffy’ is actually his first name, same with Zoro etc.

The whole season was great. I binge watched it in two days.

They said Captain Alvida 3 times and the bounty poster said Alvida too, and you still questioning wether that was Robi?😂

So glad you enjoyed the show, and I'd love to see you react to the rest! While they definitely made some changes to accommodate the format and limited number of episodes, I think they did a great job keeping to the overall spirit of the series and not shying away too much from the sillier, more fantastical elements of the world. Trying to make it super serious and realistic just wouldn't have worked for One Piece!

I love your reactions and I'm so happy you're doing the OP live action! :) As a fan of the manga and anime for 20 years, they did such a great job! They changed some things, but I don't mind those, it still works and they truly kept the spirit of One Piece. The set design and CGI look like they're done with such great care, you can really tell that everyone who was working on this has a lot of respect for the source material. Edit: omg, I just realized that the music at 26:44 is a rendition of "the very very strongest"!! It sounds so good! :D

Within the first 5 minutes, they show Alvida's wanted poster, Koby saying "Yes, Captain Alvida" when called by the woman, and responding "Captain Alvida" when asked who the most powerful pirate in the sea is by that woman, and only after Alvida got punched out of her own ship, this person went "so maybe that is not Robin?" How are you watching something without seeing or listening properly though? I could've understood if it was a subbed thingy, but damn that was an interesting start to my first experience with this channel.

Thank you so much for reacting to the live action One Piece. I'm excited by how many people have come to love it.

I have never seen the Anime or read the Manga, but I really enjoyed the live action version of One Piece!

40:00 You see, he’s a mountain bandit. So his line of thinking was “no one would think to look for a mountain bandit at sea” and he was using Luffy as a hostage in case anyone did find him.

Okay, if you're getting this emotional after just two episodes, i HAVE TO see your reaction to rest of the episodes

“Monkey” is Luffy’s family name, they say the names backwards in this series. Likely because that’s how Japan address their names.

It's great that they introduce Robin this early in this series 12:30 I think you mean "con artist" or "scammer"

Just a side note: in this series, it's last name first, first name last. Luffy's given name is Luffy; Monkey is his family name.

Monkey is actually the last/family name not the first name despite its placement in “Monkey D. Luffy”.

I've been watching the animated series on Japanese TV since it began over 20 years ago, and it's one of my favourites. Eiichiro Oda has crafted an amazing saga, and the new live action adaptation seems to capture its spirit and the essence of its characters just right. It's been a joy to see so many people start to experience the wonder and goofiness of the "One Piece" world, and I was glad to see how much you appreciate it, V! Your analysis of Luffy's character is interesting. I think that in some ways, he exhibits traits of the "serendipitous fool" archetype, a person who is simple-minded or simple-hearted (or both), and yet someone for whom things just seem to fall into place. There's no guarantee he'll be so lucky all the time, but his incredible optimism is indeed one of his most endearing traits. In case no one has told you yet, all the "land lines" in this world are in fact living snails. They're known as "transponder snails", a species of mollusks in various varieties which all possess telepathic abilities. In universe, people tame and train them so that they can function like our modern phones, and other communication devices. Their appearance is kinda jarring, but I'm glad they've been kept in this adaptation. They really help to sell the fact that this story takes place in a world very different from ours. As for Luffy eating the yucky Devil Fruit, I suspect that was partly because he was really hungry. As everyone said, he grew up as a street urchin, so he had to fend for himself a lot. I imagine that left him an empty stomach more often than not. His naturally huge appetite probably didn't help matters.

37:15 His first name is Luffy, his last name is Monkey, remember that it is based on an anime and the Japanese put their last name before their first name.

Yohoooo, this is so hype!! I started watching your channel when you were watching pirates of the caribbean, and One Piece is my favorite fictional series of all time! So glad to see you reacting to this

i am honestly very happy that OPLA is so good that every one that likes it continues with the manga/anime

E1 07:20 Luffy's powers, Zoro Vs Mr 2 fight, luffy eats df 13:30 Zoro bar fight 21:21 Vs morgans, Garp, Buggy E2 34:10 buggy knows shanks, chop chop df, Koby tells the truth to garp 38:10 Shanks to the rescue 40:00 sea king, Zoro-Luffy freed, Morgans captured 44:44 Strawhat passing moment

Wanted poster says "Alvida". VKunia : "I think that's Robin" :D ;)

Luffy's someone who follows his instincts and bypasses logic. Though his instincts seem really good and they guide him well but he also seems to have the most ridiculously good luck you'll probably ever see.

"Monkey" is actually Luffy's last name. In Japan, when addressing someone's full name, their surname always comes before their first name. The same thing applies to the world of One Piece.

Hell yeah V! Love that you are watching One Piece live action!!

The fact you can look at Alvida and ask if that's robin is a dire revelation about todays TV shows.

Don't forget that in some other cultures like japan the family name comes first. So monkey is luffys last name.

6:51 Monkey's his family name. Luffy's his given name. In Japan they put their family name first before their given name

Great to see you're enjoying the One Piece Live Action so far. Definitely one of the best live adaptations to anime and manga I've watched.

omg im so excited you are doing this!!! love u!

Vkunia: "this is the first live action adaptation of any anime that i've ever watched so far..." Me: You watched Alita! witch was also really good 😅

Actually Luffy is his first name last name is Monkey because in Japan it goes last name, first name which they do for the names in the anime, live action, and manga

YES!!!! im so happy your doing this iv been loving peoples reactions and im super happy one of my favourite reactors is watching it!

6:52 No, his “first” name isn’t Monkey. What we call “first” names are actually “given” names(that’s the proper term for it) and what we call “last” names are called surnames(or “family” names). I’m Japan, where this story originated, their names are reversed, with their surnames coming first and their given names coming last. So his “first” name is Luffy and his “last” name is Monkey. But his full name is Monkey D. Luffy.

Just a note on names in One Piece; they use the Japanese convention of the family name first, given name second... Monkey is Luffy's family name. Zoro's family name is Roanoa, etc.

Thanks for your reaction, you will have a blast in the next episodes!.

His name is Luffy. In Japan they introduce themselves using their surname first.

I would recommend this series for anyone who wants to see if One Piece is for them, because yeah One Piece is a big commitment but at the same time the series is not gonna get shorter anytime soon. The live action squishes down about 45 episodes/90 chapters worth of content of the first saga, the East Blue Saga. Alvida is not Robin, she is a bit later than this as you assumed, but with Devil Fruits their strength is sapped by being mostly submerged in water, it doesn't switch off their powers it just makes them weaker and more tired and being tired while sinking is very bad. Not every power however will be a Devil Fruit, sometimes people just have unique skills. Buggy has a devil fruit and so does Luffy, but Shanks does not - mainly since in the anime/manga he grabs Luffy while swimming in water, not in a boat.

One Piece is my favorite anime and i was not disappointed with the live action. They did a great job. I liked it so much i started rewatching the anime from the beginning. I know it's crazy but it's fun.

They are all young in the manga and anime too. In their teens. 14:13 he laughs like that because in the anime he has a big mouth 😂 One thing i did notice was that Buggy reminds me of the Grinch (Jim Carrey) Luffy was also right about the path part at the end

My daughter loved One Piece when she was growing up. Hard a bunch of the Manga books, and we watched "some" of the Anime. That was a LONG time ago....and I confess I remember little of it. That being said...this was a WONDERFUL adaptation. I haven't enjoyed an ensemble cast this much since Firefly. It's a fun ride.

The way she designated Alvida as Robin was So hilarious....😂😂❤❤

The reason why they don't laugh is because every great warrior yells out there special attack 😎

I can't wait to watch all the episodes over again with you. If you tear it up already, this will be quite the ride for you. Welcome to the world of one piece. I'm sure you will be Nakama❤

im only 4 mins into the video and her calling Alvida robin hurts😭lmaoo🤣 cant wait to see more of her reactions

we've gotten the green light for season two, which means soon youll get to see robin! i cant wait to see how they do her

As a big fan of One Piece, when I first saw the show it looks like the mix of LoTR, PoTC, and a little bit of Star Wars. Love the reaction btw.

36:42 Yes. All means of long range communication is telepathic snails. That, and newspapers

Wanted poster shows up literally saying "ALVIDA" and she says "is that Robin?" Im on the floor!😂

I'm just going to say that I'm obsessed with this show. It became my favourite show. I love it so so sooo much (ㅠ_ㅠ)

I'm so glad you started this Vicky! Protip for this show.. The story will tell you when someone has eaten a devil fruit and if it doesn't that usually means training.

In Japanese it is normal for the last name to be said first and then the first name. So Monkey D. Luffy is last name middle name or letter then first name ^^ I think it's really nice to see that people who have no or almost no experience with the manga or anime like this series so much 😊

The wife and I knew nothing about this IP when we started the series, but man, was it a damn good time. Each of the characters is unique and plays off each other so well. Despite the over the top and silly aspect of the series, it still has some really good emotional moments. The idea of 'found' family and passing the torch to the next generation really hit home for us. Looking forward to the next season.

I teared up a little with the hat passing down to luffy. It is such a meaningful and iconic item and moment. After 1000 episodes, it has gained so much meaning. It might be one of the most important moments of the series. As well as establishing one of the best bonds. The live action really did shanks, luffy and their moment so well.

Can we get a Matt Owens SBS like in the manga, where people can ask the creators questions. I want to ask Matt what Buggy calls those chemical sleeper bombs that he uses with the red smoke 😂

I’ve never seen the original anime, but this on is in my top 10 favorite shows of all time!

9:45 it's called a devil fruit it has its own will to choose who will use it,thats why he eat it without a doubt.

Vkunia casually forgetting that she already watched the best Live Action Anime/Manga adaptation ever, Alita: Battle Angel.

Japan's names are backwards. Luffy is his given name, Monkey is the family name.

Did anyone else notice Mihawk's boat among the ships setting sail?

Japan apparently uses last name then first, so for ex. Monkey would be Luffy’s last name

I choked when you said is that robin bro. Im never etaing while watching you again. I almost died. Had me crying for air HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

35:42 Buggy's flipping Luffy off with his detached hand. I just barely caught that despite the fact that I've seen this scene probably dozens of times 😅

Luffy is not invincible or immortal. He is immune to blunt attacks because his body has the properties of rubber. He can still be injured by things like sharp objects for example.

It literally shows the wanted poster for Alvida with her picture on it. "Is that supposed to be Robin?"

A giant wanted poster in the screen with the name "ALVIDA" VKunia: "Is that Robin?"

What???? Didn't expect this. Hope you enjoy the entirety of it. Great show both live action and anime

3:58 they massacred Robin 😭😭🤣🤣

You will find many characters at Pirate King's execution, that you will meet later in series.....

yeah LOTS of episodes crammed into 8 so alot of it may or may not seem forced but they needed to cut stuff out lol. I think they did it very well to entice/ease more people into it.

Luffy is the first name and Monkey is the surname. D being middle name.

Great reaction, pls continue, the story will get better and bring tissue while watching

THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

You said "His first name is "Monkey"?". No, that's not the case. So, in Japanese people say their last name first, then their first name. For example, Luffy's voice actress would introduce herself like this "I'm Tanaka Mayumi". Mayumi is her first name, Tanaka her last. With Roronoa Zoro, "Zoro" is his first name, "Roronoa" his last. "Monkey D." is Luffy's last name. There are other characters that have that D in their names, it has great lore significance, but how so will be told much, much later in the story :)

Oh my god, they literally showed you her name and said it several times and you kept trying to make her Robin! I love you! lol

So excited to see more of these! And seeing you get emotional on the second episode, the anime does the same thing! Great reaction!